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Recent Examples of serpent The serpent is reclaiming the land, and the symbol is creation and transformation in Mesoamerican culture. Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025 Another of the fiery serpents was struggling to be born along the near shore. Charles Pellegrino, Deadline, 31 July 2025 The mom had been planning on enlisting the help of her better half in dealing with the serpent intruder. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025 One of those items was a $9,000 vintage French serpent bracelet in 18-karat gold and enamel, according to the report. Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for serpent
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Noun
  • Serpens is the only constellation that appears in two halves in the night sky, with Serpens Caput appearing to the right of the constellation Ophiuchus, with Serpens Cauda — the tail — appearing to the snake bearer's left.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Archaeologists uncovered only four animal motifs—rams, felines, birds, and snakes—suggesting the artistic tradition started on a more modest note.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Comedy Central series' new episode, which aired Wednesday, continued its season-long thread of mocking Trump and depicting him in a romantic relationship with Satan.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The show continues to run with its gag of depicting Trump with comically small genitals and as Satan’s lover.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • One analyst who praised the plan was accused of being a race traitor, and other critics have voiced fears that China will be overrun by outsiders.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The high-concept social experiment show, in which a group of strangers work together to uncover the traitors, sorry, werewolves, amongst them, was a breakout hit on Canal+ in France and has already been adapted for ARD’s online service in Germany.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The vipers closed their jaws to inject the venom only when their fangs were comfortably in place.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
  • First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett assembles a viper’s nest of academics and one star student, but no one is likable.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The anime series follows a young man who can demolish fellow devils via a pullstring in his chest that transforms parts of his body into chainsaws.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • For Kahlo Dior, dressed as a devil, that sense of belonging was especially important.
    Sonia Mankame, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It’s been three years since Spoon’s last album, Lucifer on the Sofa.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Griffin’s other credits include The Bad Guy, Jersey Boys, Lucifer and S.W.A.T., to name just a few.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Serpent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serpent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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